New cantonment in Patuakhali soon

A new cantonment will be built at Lebukhali area on River Payra at a cost of Tk 1699 crore with a view to beefing up security of the Payra port and coastal line in Patuakhali.

A project titled “Establishment of Sheikh Hasina Cantonment” will be tabled at the meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) today. According to the project in line with the security goals of Bangladesh by 2030 the international standard cantonment will be established on 2030 acres of land. The area of the new cantonment is equivalent to seven times bigger than Dhaka University campus and 10 times of the Parliament area.

The cantonment project is scheduled to be completed by June 2021.

The summary of the project also said at present there are 30 cantonments of Bangladesh Army while there is cantonment on Southern region of the country which is important in terms of national security strategy and Pyra Port.

Under the project, approved of by Planning Commission, twenty nine buildings of different heights will be constructed for different for office, residence and other purposes.

 

New cantonment in Patuakhali soon

A new cantonment will be built at Lebukhali area on River Payra at a cost of Tk 1699 crore with a view to beefing up security of the Payra port and coastal line in Patuakhali. A project titled Establishment of Sheikh Hasina Cantonment will be tabled at the meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) today. According to the project in line with the security goals of Bangladesh by 2030 the international standard cantonment will be established on 2030 acres of land. The area of the new cantonment is equivalent to seven times bigger than Dhaka University campus and 10 times of the Parliament area. The cantonment project is scheduled to be completed by June 2021. The summary of the project also said at present there are 30 cantonments of Bangladesh Army while there is cantonment on Southern region of the country which is important in terms of national security strategy and Pyra Port. Under the project, approved of by Planning Commission, twenty nine buildings of different heights will be constructed for different for office, residence and other purposes.